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Moonpig Group Plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Moonpig Group Plc. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 2.3%, MDD -9.1%).

Data 2021-02-02 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,387 (5.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -7.1%, drawdown -78.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 5.7%, MDD -17.4%, Sharpe 0.47, 16% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 6.5%, MDD -32.5%, exposure 38%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 12.8%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 61.5%p (CAGR 2.3%, MDD -9.1%, exposure 5%).

The alternative must retain 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR, improve drawdown by at least 20% and 5 percentage points, and stay below 95% exposure; the ranking weights return retention 60% and drawdown improvement 40%.

Strategy · parametersCAGRMDDSharpeCalmarTotalTradesExposure
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=115, exitN=38
5.7%-17.4%0.470.331.4x516%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=14, threshold=37
2.3%-9.1%0.410.261.1x75%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=22, slow=218
6.5%-32.5%0.400.201.4x1338%
ROC 모멘텀
n=96, threshold=0.13
4.9%-21.8%0.390.221.3x2321%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=53, slow=186
5.8%-27.2%0.370.211.4x538%
MACD
fast=9, slow=45, signal=10
5.8%-28.1%0.340.211.4x8549%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=49, k=3.3
2.0%-18.8%0.260.111.1x58%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=47, atrPeriod=23, mult=3
1.3%-18.8%0.180.071.1x711%
Supertrend
period=29, mult=3.5
-6.8%-57.8%-0.15-0.120.7x2345%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.04, maxStep=0.2
-10.0%-56.9%-0.23-0.180.6x18949%
Buy and hold-7.1%-78.9%0.02-0.090.7x1100%
1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -20% -39% -59% -79% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -17.4% (2023-08-04 → 2024-07-02), recovered after 433 days.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were selected on the same full-history sample using sharpe over 40 trials per strategy, so results contain in-sample bias. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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